MIUI offers us a large number of options and functionalities, thanks to which we can save ourselves from having to install third-party applications. Among these options we find the various functionalities that the screenshots, beyond its conventional use.
In addition to allowing us to immortalize what happens at a given moment in our Xiaomi, the screenshots allow us to perform other quite interesting actions. Facing it, Here are five tips so you can take screenshots like a pro.
Beyond being able to take screenshots through the Control Center or by combining the power and volume buttons, MIUI allows us to take screenshots through gestures. With just three fingers slide from top to bottom, we can take a screenshot quickly and easily.
Of course, this functionality is usually disabled. To activate it, simply follow these steps:
- Go to Settings> Additional settings> Gesture shortcuts
- Once inside we will have to activate the option «Swipe down 3 fingers»In the Take screenshot section.
2. Add the frame of your mobile to the screenshots
One of the latest news that Xiaomi has introduced in MIUI is the possibility of add the frame of our mobile to the capture itself. In this way we can share the image in a much more professional and striking way. For this, it will suffice with:
- Take a screenshot and access it from the thumbnail that is positioned at the moment in the upper right part of the screen.
- Once inside, we just have to click on the option «Add phone frame»And a frame will be automatically added around it in the shape of our smartphone.
3. Blur parts of the shot that you don’t want to be seen
If you take a screenshot and you want certain areas are not visible, this is extremely easy to do in MIUI. To do this, you will only have to take a screenshot and access it in the thumbnail that will appear in the upper right part of the screen and then perform these steps:
- Access the last checkered flag tool.
- Choose the format of the brush to blur and then paint over that area of the screenshot that we want to eliminate.
4. Take a long screen capture with all the content of a website, settings, etc.
Do you want to show all the content of a website or your Xiaomi settings? MIUI also allows us take an elongated screenshot, encompassing all the content that we would see if we scrolled the screen. To make a capture of this type we will only have to:
- Take a screenshot and click on the option «Displace«
- After that, we will only have to move through the settings, the Web or the application where we are in order to capture all the content.
5. Add text in different types of silhouettes
Beyond what is seen, MIUI also allows us add text and different silhouettes. In addition, it also allows us to adjust the type of font, the color and the effects to add. For this, it will suffice with:
- Take a screenshot and access it from the thumbnail that will be positioned in the upper right area of the screen.
- Once inside we will only have to access the text tool and enter the text and the silhouette or speech bubble that we want. If we click on it, we will be allowed to adjust the color, format, size, etc.